Wooden's Wisdom - Volume 10 | Issue 501 |
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"PERSONAL INTEGRITY" (BILL RUSSELL PART 7) In Bill Russell's 13 years in the NBA (1956-69) his Boston Celtics won 11 championships. For the last two championships (1968 and 1969) he was the player-coach. He is a person of great integrity.
In his book, Russell Rules which he wrote with David Falkner, Coach Russell defines personal integrity and its importance:
"A leader who lacks integrity will sooner or later be leading no one; a follower who is without it goes nowhere. Integrity is what allows us, wherever we find ourselves in life, to stand behind our words and actions. Integrity allows us to look in the mirror and be comfortable with the person looking back at us.
Integrity is our guide through the swampland, our most trusted friend and most reliable critic both, our own personal Geiger counter.
To reach any level of understanding of ourselves we must examine who we are and at least understand and accept the many aspects of our individuality. Integrity is about the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that go into how we make decisions, how we conduct ourselves in our day-to-day lives, who we are in the workplace and at home."
Russell continues with these four key ideas:
Does your personal integrity determine your actions?
Yours in Coaching, Craig Impelman
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The Proof Of Worth Though victory's proof of the skill you possess, Edgar Albert Guest (1881-1959)
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